RBG hikers, bird watchers benefit from trail software

Burlington Post

Sometimes, nature and modern society’s technological progress can co-exist.

Thanks to a partnership between the Royal Botanical Gardens and Hamilton-based software developer Geotrail, hikers, bird watchers and nature lovers have a high-tech interactive tool to help them map out routes and plan their time on the RBG’s 27 kilometres of walking trails.

The trails are laid out on interactive Google maps and contain dozens of photos of points of interest on each path.

Visitors can plan their trip based on anything from degree of difficulty, time spent walking, distance covered or for locating waterfalls, bridges, scenic lookouts or interesting historical tidbits.

Experiences shared

After a hike, users can return to the website and share their experience on a blog and rate the trails. To visit the site, go to www.rbg.geotrail.ca or click on the link on RBG’s homepage, www.rbg.ca.